Originally Posted by
jobeterob
former u.s. Commander in chief george w. Bush signs copies of his new book "decision points." [[image: Getty)
george w. Bush publishes a book and largely excludes canada
09/11/2010 7:30:00 pm
by daniela syrovy
george w. Bush's new book "decision points" is out, and it barely mentions canada. Should we be offended? Should we care at all?
Former u.s. President george w. Bush has published a memoir called "decision points" and while it's filled with information about his eight years in office, some have noticed that there is almost no mention of canada in the book.
Our country being the closest neighbour and the biggest trading partner to the united states might leave some with the expectation that we should get more of a starring role rather than passing mentions in the book.
I say good riddance.
Does canada really care that bush doesn't care about our country? Shouldn't his memoir be about him? It's not surprising that we barely play a role in the book. Those who are disappointed suffer from the little brother complex; looking up to our big brother to the south and hoping he pays attention to us...wishing we were cool enough, and important enough to hang out with the big boys at recess. Canadians spend a lot of time bashing americans and i know i've done my fair share of bush-bashing, so sulking over canada's non-role in his book of memoirs is ludicrous.
He wrote the book to sell it and make profit and the bottom line is american-canadian political relations just aren't sexy enough. What people want to read about is not fleeting interactions with our prime minister, but juicy details of bush's struggle with alcohol and whether or not he regrets the controversial decisions he made.
Instead of reading the book, save yourself the time and watch his interview with nbc's matt lauer to hear about bush's thoughts and reactions to 9/11 [["...i was not in shock..."), waterboarding [["...necessary..."), afghanistan and iraq [["...intelligence was rock solid..."), dick cheney [["...he was a solid advisor...") weapons of mass destruction [["...i felt sickened when we didn't find any...") and kanye west calling him a racist [["...one of the most disgusting moments of my presidency...").
You won't hear canada [[or poland) mentioned once...but you will have a deeper glimpse into the thoughts of one of america's most controversial and largely disliked presidents in its history.
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